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Volkswagen will showcase a special edition Passat R-Line at the Geneva International Motor Show that will be limited to only 2000 units.
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It will be limited to 2000 units and is equipped with all-wheel drive (4Motion) with an optional top-of-the-range engine with 176kW (TDI) or 200kW (TSI). Pre-sales of the limited edition will begin in Europe in May.
It comes in a unique design, with the high-tech all-rounder painted in the new "Moonstone Grey" finish.
A number of black feature elements have been added to provide contrast, most prominent among them the high-gloss black roof.
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The roof-edge spoiler, roof rail, and wing mirror caps are also black. The side window frames, rear diffuser, headlight rims and all trim also come in high-gloss black.
The dark LED tail lights and high-gloss black 19" alloy wheels ("Pretoria" type) have also been consistently integrated into this colour scheme.
High-end finishes
Black also dominates the interior. Driver and passengers sit on R-Line sports seats, with seat centre panels covered with fine-quality Nappa leather, and the side bolsters with carbon leather.
Pedals are finished in stainless steel (brushed), and the side sills (with R-Line logo) also come in stainless steel. New ambient lighting brings a wide range of colours into play.
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The limited edition also features almost all the new technologies on board as standard, including the Digital Cockpit (digital instruments) and the glass-covered 9.2" Discover Pro navigation system with integrated SIM card (eSIM) and R-Line start screen.
Thanks to the new wireless App Connect, iPhone apps can be wirelessly integrated into the infotainment system via Bluetooth for the first time, using Apple CarPlay.
The best of the rest
Another new feature is Travel Assist. This assistance system means that the Passat is one of the first cars worldwide to have partially assisted driving at up to 210km/h.
It allows the Volkswagen to take over steering, braking and acceleration. All the driver needs to do is keep their hands on the steering wheel – the Passat checks that is happening using the brand’s first capacities multi-function leather steering wheel, which reacts to a gentle touch.
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Travel Assist is a fusion of the front camera, Front Assist pedestrian monitoring system, Park Assist parking manoeuvre system, Side Assist lane changing system, and the ACC automatic distance control system, into a new, intelligent assistance system.
Other standard equipment includes the new IQ.Light LED Matrix headlight system, the Area View camera system, and the latest version of the DCC adaptive damper control system.
The sporty positioning of the launch model designed by Volkswagen R – similar to the Golf R2) and new T-Roc R1) – is underlined by the ESC off function, which is used to disable the electronic stabilisation programme when driving on race tracks.
